. The American bee keeper's manual;. Bee culture; Bees. bee-keeper's manual. 309. It consists of an ordinary bellows, with a tin tube, about three inches long, and two in diameter, fitted over the air hole. The cover to this tube is perforated with holes; and the air hole is covered with tin, also perfo- rated in like manner. When this apparatus is used, open the tube, put in the tobacco ignited, close it, and the action of the bellows carries the smoke out of the bel- lows-pipe. This is the most simple and practical fumi- gator in use. UNITING STOCKS. It often happens that the apiarian finds
. The American bee keeper's manual;. Bee culture; Bees. bee-keeper's manual. 309. It consists of an ordinary bellows, with a tin tube, about three inches long, and two in diameter, fitted over the air hole. The cover to this tube is perforated with holes; and the air hole is covered with tin, also perfo- rated in like manner. When this apparatus is used, open the tube, put in the tobacco ignited, close it, and the action of the bellows carries the smoke out of the bel- lows-pipe. This is the most simple and practical fumi- gator in use. UNITING STOCKS. It often happens that the apiarian finds it necessary to unite two of his stocks, or old families. The cause that leads to such a necessity, is frequently from over- swarming, or sending out more colonies than can be safely spared; thereby weakening the parent family so much, as not to be able to recover during the season. When two weak families exist of this character, if they are united, one prosperous family will be the result; whereas, if left separate, both would be destroyed. The difficulty attending the union of old families, lies in their unwillingness to mix peaceably. There is a certain peculiar scent pertaining to the bees of every family, and especially to old ones. In order to obviate this difficulty, and cause both families to mix without strife, the following plan may be adopted. Take one of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Miner, T. B. [from old catalog]. New York, C. M. Saxton
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